DP Correspondent , Hoshiarpur, August 19:-Demanding a package on the lines of Tax Holiday as announced for Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Pradesh Congress spokesperson Nimisha Mehta said that Union Minister of State Vijay Sampla and SAD MP Prem Singh Chandumajra must explain that why they failed in getting a tax exemption for the hilly belt of

Cong, AAP no right seek votes among Pb: Sampla Jalandhar: Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla on Friday said the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have no right to seek votes for state Assembly elections. The Union minister said that the opposition parties are playing cheap politics by defaming Punjab on “drug menace” issue which

BJP fully prepared among Punjab polls: Sampla Ludhiana: Union Minister and Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla on Wednesday said his party was fully prepared for the state Assembly election, slated for February 4. He welcomed the announcement of the poll schedule by the Election Commission. Sampla said the names of the candidates have already been recommended

Akali-BJP started development wave: Sampla Anandpur Sahib: Union Minister and Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla today said that the BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal alliance has initiated a wave of development in the state. Launching the second phase of his ‘Vijay Sankalp Rath Yatra’ after paying obeisance at Keshgarh Sahib here, he said the developmental

Ferozepur: BJP kicked off ‘Sankalp Rally’ on Thursday from the land of martyrs at Hussainiwala, from Ferozepur. BJP state president Vijay Sampla, BJP’s former state president Kamal Sharma, Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani along with local leadership were present on the ocassion. However, BJP could not succeed to gather a large number of people.

Chandigarh: Union Minister Vijay Sampla today blamed the policies of previous Congress governments for the “agricultural crisis” in the country and said the BJP government is working on a far-sighted policy for the sector. “The policies of the successive Congress governments during the past seven decades are responsible for the agricultural crisis in the country,”

Chandigarh: BJP today slammed Arvind Kejriwal for announcing to appoint Dalit as Deputy CM of Punjab if Aam Adami Party comes to power in upcoming assembly elections in the state early next year. Calling AAP’s national convener a “fraudster”, state BJP Chief Vijay Sampla said, “Arvind Kejriwal thinks the Dalit community of Punjab is greedy

The nation, especially, Punjab’s people have given a befitting reply to them by opposing the bandh Chandigarh: The nationwide ‘Bharat Bandh’ call against demonitisation given by Opposition parties fizzled out in Punjab. Shops and establishments remained open and it was business as usual in the state. Lambasting the Opposition, Punjab BJP president, Vijay Sampla said,

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday asked Union minister and Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla to clarify his party’s stand on the construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal. “Sampla must explain whether his party will not abide by the Supreme Court’s verdict on SYL issue, if it goes against the interests of Punjab,”

Jalandhar: JP Punjab chief and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla on Saturday said that BJP can swap at least two seats with its alliance partner SAD in the ensuing assembly elections 2017. Punjab BJP has 23 seats in its kitty under seat sharing formula with its alliance partner SAD,

Jalandhar: Three months after Navjot Singh Sidhu quit BJP, MoS Vijay Sampla for the first time lashed out at the Sidhu couple by quoting a Punjabi adage- ‘Majh (Buffalo) bech ke Ghodi (Mare) lai andi, dudh peeno gaye, lidh chakni payi’. Sampla stated in his Facebook post that sometimes, when a child is loved and

Chandigarh: Ridiculing Delhi CM and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla on Thursday said that AAP national convener is day dreaming of winning 2017 assembly elections. In his blog Sampla wrote, “Governments don’t run on discourses. For this you need to have a deep understanding of all issues, you should know what

Chandigarh: Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla today lashed out at Capt Amarinder Singh over his latest remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress chief had criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for trying his hand at the charkha in Ludhiana. Condemning Captain’s statement, Sampla said, “Congress leaders are making a fun of their party’s ideology and have

Chandigarh: Terming Capt Amarinder Singh as a ‘circus lion acting on diktats of his hired master’, Punjab BJP chief, Vijay Sampla on Friday said that it was time Punjab Congress chief ‘stop being misguided by ill-advice of his hired strategists and stop hurting farmers’ sentiments’. “Everyone is aware of politics which Congress has been playing

Chandigarh: Union Minister and Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla on Monday slammed AAP’s Punjab convenor Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi over his accusation that SAD-BJP and Congress have established a “political collusion” in the wake of upcoming assembly polls. “Just can’t stop laughing over his ridiculous statement and at the same time feel sorry for him,” Sampla

Chandigarh: Union Minister Vijay Sampla today directed the Deputy Commissioner of Mansa to provide monetary help of Rs 8.25 lakh to the family of the Dalit youth who was allegedly murdered brutally by a rival liquor gang in the district. The monetary help which is mandated under the Prevention of Atrocities Act will be disbursed

Chandigarh: Union Minister and Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla on Monday, said, “Congress is unable to digest the brave decisions made by Modi government” and criticised Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dalali’ remarks on army’s surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across LoC. He said, “The Congress is unable to digest the brave decisions made by

Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Vijay Sampla has given a call to the party leaders and cadres to carry out a statewide ‘Sampark Abhiyan’ from 25th to 30th September. Sampla said that the Sampark Abhiyan will be dedicated to Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Pandit Din Dayal Upadhyay to commemorate their

Jalandhar: Punjab BJP President and Union Minister of State Vijay Sampla appointed district in charges (prabharis) for 33 organisational districts of BJP state unit. Sampla appointed former minister Dr Baldev Chawla as Prabhari of Jalandhar (urban), MP (Rajya Sabha) Shwet Malik as prabhari of Ludhiana (urban) and Master Mohan Lal former minister Punjab as Prabhari of